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Originally Posted by Thirteen
Your family doctor (aka your "GP" [General Practitioner]) cannot diagnose personality disorders. GPs don't have the proper training to diagnose personality disorders, most mood disorders, or many other mental health issues (except Depression and Anxiety, since the symptoms are pretty cut-and-dry). If they were able to, they'd be psychiatrists. Point is, you HAVE to see a mental health professional for mental health issues, which would usually be a psychiatrist. Mental health professionals are the only ones qualified enough to diagnose things like Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and anything else you can think of. Your GP, however, is not qualified.
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In the US, at least as far as insurance companies are concerned, they can diagnose. Kinda like I said above, IMO they shouldn't be able to, and such a diagnosis is not as reliable coming from a GP as it is from a trained mental health professional.